Miss Universe 2018
Miss Universe 2018 | |
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![]() Bangkok, host city of Miss Universe 2018 | |
Date | December 17, 2018[lower-alpha 1] |
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Venue | Bangkok, Thailand |
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Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
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Miss Universe 2018 will be the 67th Miss Universe pageant. The event will be held on December 17, 2018,[lower-alpha 1] in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2] Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa will crown her successor at the end of the event.
Background
The Miss Universe Organizaton (MUO) was in talks to host the Miss Universe 2018 competition in China. Negotiations collapsed after Chinese refuses to broadcast the pageant live, due to large time difference between China and United States. Afterwards, the MUO opened negotiations with Philippines, after they had previously hosted 2016.[3]
In April 2018, then-Secretary of Tourism Wanda Tulfo Teo spoke with President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte regarding the possibility of hosting the pageant in Boracay in November 2018, which by then will be newly rehabilitated after being closed to tourists for six months.[3] On 6 May, Tulfo-Teo announced that the Philippines had a "90% chance" of hosting the pageant and also disclosed that the tourism department would be looking for sponsors, since the LCS Holdings Inc. of Chavit Singson, the major sponsor of the Miss Universe 2016 had declined financing the 2018 pageant.[4] On 18 May 2018, Tulfo's successor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced that the country dropped the hosting bid due to budget constraints and other concerns. Romulo-Puyat also pointed out that the Philippines had hosted the pageant recently, and had no reason to do so again so soon.[5]
On July 31, 2018, it was announced during a live press conference by Paula Shugart, the president of the Miss Universe Organization, that the 2018 pageant will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on December 17. The city has hosted the Miss Universe pageant twice, in 1992 and 2005.[6]
Contestants
91 contestants have been confirmed.
Upcoming national pageants
Country/Territory | Date |
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![]() | October 14, 2018[106] |
![]() | October 17, 2018[107] |
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 2015:
Last competed in 2016:
Designations
- ↑ ARGENTINA – Agustina Pivowarchuk was appointed as "Miss Universe Argentina 2018" after a closed door casting call took place. by Endemol Argentina and TNT Latin America, national franchise holder in Argentina.
- ↑ BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – A'yana was appointed to represent the British Virgin Islands at Miss Universe 2018 pageant, by Alessia Hamm, the franchise holder of Miss Universe in the BVI after the upcoming pageant canceled due to lack financial support. A'yana placed as the 2nd Runner-up at the Miss British Virgin Islands 2017.
- ↑ CHINA – Qin was appointed to represent China at Miss Universe 2018 pageant, by Yue-Sai Kan the President of Miss Universe China pageant after the 2017 winner, Qiu Qiang has been dethroned from her title along with the 1st Runner-up. Qin crowned the 2nd Runner-up at the Miss Universe China 2017 pageant.[27]
- ↑ DENMARK – Helena Heuser was appointed as "Miss Universe Denmark 2018" after Lisa Lents acquired the Miss Universe franchise in Denmark. Helena was Miss World Denmark 2016 and competed at Miss World 2016..
- ↑ HUNGARY – Enikő Kecskès was appointed as "Miss Universe Hungary 2018" after a closed door casting call took place by the new national organization.[51]
- ↑ KYRGYZSTAN – Some sources differ as to whether Karybekova was the winner of a pageant[63] or simply appointed to the role.[64]
- ↑ LAOS – On-anong Homsombath was appointed to represent Laos at Miss Universe 2018 pageant, by Hongkham Souvannavong (TV Lao HD) the President of Miss Universe Laos pageant after the 2018 edition of the pageant winner will have one year preparation to upcoming Miss Universe 2019. Homsombath crowned the 1st runner-up at the Miss Universe Laos 2017 pageant.
- ↑ URUGUAY – Sofia Marrero was appointed to represent Uruguay at Miss Universe 2018 pageant after a casting call took place, organized by "Escuela de Modelos y Actitud - EMA Models", the franchise holders for Miss Universe in Uruguay.
Replacements
- ↑ BELGIUM – Zoe Brunet was appointed as Miss Universe Belgium 2018 to represent Belgium after Miss Belgium Organization decided to send the original winner of Miss Belgium 2018 Angeline Flor Pua only to Miss World 2018 so as to avoid scheduling conflicts. Brunet was the 1st Runner-up at the Miss Belgium 2018 pageant.[16]
- ↑ FRANCE – Eva Colas was appointed as Miss Universe France 2018 to represent France after Miss France Organization decided to send the original winner of Miss France 2018 Maëva Coucke only to Miss World 2018 so as to avoid scheduling conflicts. Colas was the 1st Runner-up at the Miss France 2018 pageant.[40]
- ↑ POLAND – Magdalena Swat was appointed as Miss Universe Poland 2018 to represent Poland after Miss Polonia Organization decided to send the original winner of Miss Polonia 2017 Agata Biernat only to Miss World 2018. Magdalena was a runner-up of Miss Polonia 2017.[84]
Withdrawals
Guyana – Guyana will not be allowed to participate in this year’s Miss Universe pageant, according to the most recent franchise holder Jyoti Hardat, who says the country is being barred because of the “nasty emails” and “death threats” sent to the Miss Universe Organisation in the ensuing controversy over last year’s delegate.[109] Trinidad and Tobago - No national pageant was held. The organization also made an announcement that they will not be appointing anybody to compete in this year pageant. This was contrary to previous reports stating that Matricia Alleyne was appointed as Miss Universe Trinidad & Tobago 2018.[110]
Notes
- 1 2 The event will be held at 07:00 local time (UTC+07:00); for the Americas, this will be 16 December in their local times including the United States.
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
- 2014:
Ecuador: Virginia Limongi - 2014:
U.S. Virgin Islands: Aniska Tonge - 2016:
Denmark: Helena Heuser - 2016:
Philippines: Catriona Gray (Top 5) - 2016:
Sweden: Emma Strandberg - 2017:
Portugal: Filipa Barroso
- 2010:
Sri Lanka: Ornella Gunesekere - 2017:
Canada: Marta Stepien - 2017:
Honduras: Vanessa Villars (Top 15)
- Miss Supranational
- 2016:
Sri Lanka: Ornella Gunesekere (3rd Runner-up)
- Miss Grand International
- 2015:
Sri Lanka: Ornella Gunesekere (Top 10)
- Miss Intercontinental
- 2016:
Kyrgyzstan: Begimay Karybekova
- The Miss Globe
- 2016:
Russia: Yulia Polyachikhina
- 2017:
Bolivia: Joyce Prado
- Miss Tourism International
- 2011:
Sri Lanka: Ornella Gunesekere (Top 10) - 2016:
Bolivia: Joyce Prado (Top 10)
- Miss Oriental Tourism International
- 2012:
Indonesia: Sonia Fergina Citra (Top 6)
- Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
- 2015:
Bolivia: Joyce Prado (Top 12)
- Miss Eco International
- 2016:
Costa Rica: Natalia Carvajal (Winner) - 2016:
Mauritius: Varsha Ragoobarsing
- 2011:
Nicaragua: Adriana Paniagua (Winner)
- 2013:
El Salvador: Marisela De Montecristo (Winner)
- 2016:
Brazil: Mayra Dias (2nd Runner-up) - 2017:
Curaçao: Akisha Albert (Virreina) - 2018:
Paraguay: Belén Alderete (TBA) - 2018:
Bolivia: Joyce Prado (TBA)
- 2018:
Canada: Marta Stepien (Virreina)
- Top Model of the World
- 2016:
Ecuador: Virginia Limongi (Top 15) - 2016:
Kyrgyzstan: Begimay Karybekova (Top 7)
- Face of Beauty International
- Model of the World
- 2015:
Bolivia: Joyce Prado
- Miss Pearl Of The World
- 2017:
Russia: Yulia Polyachikhina
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